So Dariusthe Medereceivedthe kingdomat about the ageof sixty-two.
I will bringupon that landallMy wordswhichI have pronouncedagainstit, allthat is writtenin thisbookwhichJeremiahhas prophesiedagainstallthe nations.
"I seta snarefor you and you were alsocaught,O Babylon,While you yourselfwere not aware;You have been foundand alsoseizedBecauseyou have engagedin conflictwith the LORD."
"In the firstyearof Dariusthe Mede,I aroseto be an encouragementand a protectionfor him.
"'PERES--your kingdomhas beendividedand givenover to the Medesand Persians."
It seemedgoodto Dariusto appoint120satrapsoverthe kingdom,that they would be in charge of the wholekingdom,
In the firstyearof Dariusthe sonof Ahasuerus,of Mediandescent,whowas madekingoverthe kingdomof the Chaldeans--
